Post by johnnybgood on Sept 24, 2024 22:32:39 GMT
Fact-checking former President Trump's promise to cut U.S. energy costs
Former President Trump has vowed to tackle inflation by slashing energy costs by 50% if reelected. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with energy analyst Patrick De Haan about energy regulation's role as an election issue.
Former President Donald Trump has set a high goal for himself if he wins the election this fall - slash energy prices in half.
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DONALD TRUMP: If you make doughnuts, if you make cars - whatever you make, energy is a big deal, and we're going to get that - it's my ambition to get your energy bill within 12 months down 50%.
www.npr.org/2024/09/22/nx-s1-5118358/fact-checking-former-president-trumps-promise-to-cut-u-s-energy-costs
Former President Trump has vowed to tackle inflation by slashing energy costs by 50% if reelected. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with energy analyst Patrick De Haan about energy regulation's role as an election issue.
Former President Donald Trump has set a high goal for himself if he wins the election this fall - slash energy prices in half.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
DONALD TRUMP: If you make doughnuts, if you make cars - whatever you make, energy is a big deal, and we're going to get that - it's my ambition to get your energy bill within 12 months down 50%.
www.npr.org/2024/09/22/nx-s1-5118358/fact-checking-former-president-trumps-promise-to-cut-u-s-energy-costs
